October 31, 2015
Stitch Is A Social Network For Seniors
The winner of a recent TC Radio Pitch-Off contest, Stitch is a social network designed for those over 50 years old. Headquartered in Australia, the site is designed to…
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October 31, 2015
Can Civil Comments Kill The Internet Troll?
To paraphrase an oft seen Internet trollism, ‘Internet comments are the worst thing since Hitler’. By which I mean: they suck. They suck bad. No, they really suck.…
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Our 9 Favorite Companies From 500 Startups “Demo-Ween”
500 Startups today presented its 14th batch of companies at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, with a spooky twist. Dave McClure said this batch was less…
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Forget Self-Destructing Messages, Buzz’s New App Offers Self-Destructing Connections
Today, there are a variety of apps to choose from if you just want to privately chat with friends or even place phone calls without having to give…
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More Than A Selfie App, Shots Produces Original Videos With Puppets (And Bieber)
Shots has been pigeonholed since birth. First it was dismissed as just a startup funded by Justin Bieber. Then it was laughed at for being an app just…
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Summly Founder Nick D’Aloisio Leaves Yahoo
The founder of Yahoo-acquired Summly, Nick D’Aloisio, has left the company to focus on his philosophy and computer science schoolwork at Oxford, we’ve confirmed with D’Aloisio. During the…
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Facebook Turns Photos Into Dynamic “Slideshow” Ads For The Developing World’s Slow Connections
Facebook has hit user saturation in its core developed world markets. A strong way to boost revenue is for Facebook to make ads work better in emerging markets with…
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Giphy Expands Beyond Messenger With Its New GIF-Sharing App
Giphy, the popular resource for finding and sharing GIFs, has rolled out a significant upgrade to its flagship mobile application today, which sees the app rebranded from an…
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Twitter Hopes To Appeal To A Younger Crowd With This New Fast-Paced TV Commercial
During Twitter’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Jack Dorsey let us know that the company would be running a new TV commercial during the World Series. As The Verge…
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Dorsey: “Twitter Is Getting Easier To Use Every Single Week,” TV Ad To Premiere During World Series
During Twitter’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Jack Dorsey was joined by COO Adam Bain and CFO Anthony Noto. The call was broadcasted live on Periscope for the second…
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